--- title: What Now? AdBlue in a Diesel Tank Ilkeston Junction canonical: https://www.petrolinadieselcar.co.uk/adblue-in-diesel/ilkeston-junction-derbyshire/ location: Ilkeston Junction county: Derbyshire latitude: 52.977580 longitude: -1.296200 service: AdBlue in a Diesel Tank updated: 2026-10-08 --- # AdBlue in the Diesel Tank in Ilkeston Junction, and What to Do Next Has the motor turned over since the AdBlue went in? This single point decides almost everything else from here. Out in Ilkeston or here around Ilkeston Junction, an unstarted motor should remain unrun. Leave the engine and your ignition off then ring 0333 366 0103; it is generally a drain and a thorough flush, done where your car is around Ilkeston Junction. Where your engine has run, pull in somewhere safe first, then turn it off. The job is bigger, but the first stage is the same. Match your case to one of the ones below, anywhere across Derbyshire you are. ## Ilkeston Junction forecourt: AdBlue in a diesel at the pump You're at the petrol pump, the nozzle or the bottle still in your hand, and you have just noticed the cap you opened was the wrong one. Whether Tesco, Morrisons or somewhere else in Ilkeston Junction, the case is identical. What it means: this is the best place to find out. Just the tank has AdBlue; no component past it has taken it in. Your move: stay out of the driver's seat, however much the queue needs clearing. Phone us from the forecourt after your car is in a space — the attendants will lend a hand to push it — and keep the bottle. The equipment is explosion-proof and fine on a busy forecourt, and so a vehicle that can't be pushed away gets drained right at the petrol pump. ## AdBlue in the diesel tank on a Ilkeston Junction drive? The warning light had been on for days. You bought a bottle, poured it in on the drive, and only when you put the empty bottle in the recycling did you look a second time at the cap. Just off Station Street is no less likely from anywhere. Meaning? Provided the car has not been driven since, it is close to the pump case. AdBlue does not mix with diesel; it sinks to the bottom of the tank and waits there. Overnight doesn't change that. Next: prevent any early drive by keeping your keys in the house, then phone us. Cossall or Ilkeston Junction: wherever your drive sits, that's where it gets drained. The pumps are quiet enough to use outside a house at night. ## On the road around Ilkeston Junction with AdBlue in a diesel Filled up, drove away, and before long your motor was running roughly, smoking, down on power, or lighting up your dash. Wentworth Street, perhaps, or the way to Nottingham — a trip of under 10 miles. What it means: the fuel system has drawn the AdBlue in. It has been through the filter and the lines and, the further you went, into the high-pressure pump and the fuel injectors. Each restart, like every mile, pushes it on. Next: pick a sensible place, stop, then switch your motor off. Service stations farther along are too far: on the M1, under 3 miles out of Ilkeston Junction, use the first junction. Restarting it to check gets nothing — AdBlue never clears itself. About what distance had it gone? Say so as you phone. ## A hire or company car with AdBlue in the wrong tank? A week back, it was new to you. The AdBlue filler sits right beside the diesel filler, which you did not know, because your own motor either has no AdBlue or keeps it somewhere else. Throughout Derbyshire, no one is immune. The upshot: exactly as above, divided by whether it ran, only with one added stage. The owner often needs to approve the work, under plenty of rental and company contracts. Settling it before we arrives is faster, and so ring the rental company or your fleet manager, and then us. If you're stranded in the car park outside Ilkeston, or by Lt Colonel Brian Duncan Shaw MM BSc PhD DSc (Hon) 1898-1999, while you wait for an answer, leave the car off. ## Unsure about AdBlue in the diesel tank around Ilkeston Junction? "I think so" is sometimes as honest as it gets. Lighter, that bottle; a trace of ammonia near your filler; no clear memory of which cap. Look familiar? A rushed top-up by the gates of Chaucer Junior School, or a call to a friend in Shipley Common: both fits. Meaning? Spills outside the filler don't reach your motor at all. AdBlue inside the diesel tank does. If there is AdBlue in your tank, turning on your car would pull it in, and it wouldn't tell you which either. What to do: treat it as if it got in. Do not crank it. Inspecting a tank that proves free of AdBlue is better than draining one after it's been run — so phone then tell us what you saw. ## Every AdBlue drain in Ilkeston Junction shares these steps No matter the case, a single start applies. Three things are asked once our engineers reach your car — on a forecourt, a drive, a street by Arena Community Hub or the car park at Dewdrop Inn: the fluid, the quantity, and whether the motor has been started. Those replies decide the work, and you hear the quote on the phone, before anybody sets off. Then that tank is cleared and the system rinsed thoroughly, which counts more with AdBlue than with petrol: AdBlue crystallises and is corrosive to some of the metals in a fuel system, and so it does not rinse out on its own. The fuel filter is cleaned, or replaced where it needs to be; fresh diesel goes in; and the car is tested. The majority of unstarted vehicles are a half-hour visit after the moment we arrive. The final step is starting the car. With clean diesel in, it runs while our technicians make sure it's running properly, and then we head off. The entire job is done where your car is, and if it is noticed early, long-term damage is very unusual. Nothing is taken upfront, payment happens on the day, and you receive what your insurer asks for: an engineer report and a VAT invoice. It is worth remembering: many insurers offer misfuelling cover, so a quick look at your documents while you wait pays. ## About Ilkeston Junction itself Ilkeston Junction is a suburban area in Derbyshire, situated on the riverside at an elevation of 48 metres, with terraced housing being the predominant type of accommodation. Ilkeston Junction lies near the city of Nottingham, approximately 6.2 miles away, and is close to nearby places such as Cossall and Cossall Marsh. Ilkeston Junction has a population of around 2887 residents and is part of the wider East Midlands region. Ilkeston Junction is located 113 miles north of London, making it a relatively accessible location. ## AdBlue drains around Ilkeston Junction and across Derbyshire Ilkeston Junction is a residential suburb, and the same teams that cover it work the places around it too, Cossall Marsh and Larklands among them, across the DE postcode area. The whereabouts is quickest from a postcode that starts DE7 5. No moving is needed, whether parked centrally in Ilkeston Junction or on a layby heading to Wash Meadows, so keep it put. Where it stands, that's where it is emptied. Tricky to explain? Close to New Manor Ground or a county line? Asking beats guessing, and so ring. ## The one-line version Still unrun? Keep the vehicle off and phone. Already run: stop, switch off then call. Either way, Petrol in Diesel takes it from there around Ilkeston Junction and anywhere around Derbyshire on 0333 366 0103.